JP2000325550A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the quantity of storage by easily putting balls into a ball tray. SOLUTION: Concerning a ball slot game machine provided with a ball tray 14 projected on a tray panel 13 provided on the front face of a main body frame capable of installation on a PACHINKO island, a ball fetching device 15 for fetching balls out of the ball tray and a variable display device for playing a variable display game, an expanded storage base 43 connected with a ball storage base 42 on the front side of the tray panel is extended and inclined downward to the deep side inside an opening part 37 opened on the tray panel, a ball fetching port 45 of the ball fetching device is opened at the lower inclination end of the expanded storage base and balls can be stored up to the depth of the opening part on the tray panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine which can be installed on a pachinko island on which a pachinko machine is installed and which takes in a predetermined number of game balls and performs a variable display game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game machine that takes in a predetermined number of game balls and performs a variable display game, that is, a ball-slot type game machine, has a ball plate for storing game balls arranged horizontally in the left-right direction and a left side of the ball plate. The ball discharge port is placed on the right side, the ball intake port is opened on the right side, and the bottom of the ball plate is inclined downward from left to right,
The game ball inserted by the player or the game ball discharged from the ball discharge port flows down from the left side to the right side of the ball plate. Then, the right half of the ball plate with the ball intake formed therein forms an alignment portion for aligning the game balls in a line, so that the upper surface opening of the ball tray approaches the ball intake from almost the center. Therefore, the front-rear width is gradually narrowing.

[0003]

However, if the upper surface opening of the ball plate is formed gradually narrower from the left and right centers toward the ball intake, when the game balls are loaded into the ball plate, they are thrown to the left from the center. This is a hassle for a general right-handed player, because the player cannot insert without extending his arm to the left. Also, in a ball-slot type gaming machine, when performing a variable display game at one time, a predetermined number of gaming balls are taken in at a stretch, so unlike a pachinko machine, a certain amount of gaming balls are not always stored in a ball plate. It may be short of the ball. Because of the unique features of such a ball-slot type gaming machine, the frequency of throwing game balls into the ball tray may increase, so it is conceivable to increase the ball storage capacity of the ball tray. In order to increase the amount of stored spheres, the left and right dimensions are already almost maximum in the past, and the right half must be gradually narrowed toward the ball intake, so at least the left half is forward. It must be greatly extended. However, if the ball plate is made to protrude greatly forward, it causes a sense of oppression for the player, and contributes to fatigue in a long-time game.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to make it easy to throw a ball into a ball dish, and to increase the storage amount without making the ball dish protrude greatly toward the player. It is intended to provide a gaming machine capable of doing so.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the first aspect of the present invention relates to a case where the width and height of the pachinko machine are changed to the width and height of the pachinko machine. A main body frame that can be installed together on a pachinko island, a ball plate protruding forward from the front side of a front member provided on the front side of the main body frame, and a predetermined number of game balls from the ball plate. A game machine provided with a ball capturing device that captures as a unit and a variable display device that performs a variable display game on condition of capturing the ball, wherein a gaming ball is provided when a prize mode is formed by the variable display game, The front material has an opening in a portion to which the ball plate is attached, and the ball plate extends, in the opening of the front material, an enlarged storage bottom surface connected to a ball storage bottom surface in front of the front material. By tilting the bottom of the expanded storage down toward the back of the opening, To face the inclined lower end of the bottom surface, opened the sphere inlet of the sphere capture device, a gaming machine is characterized in that a capable of storing game balls all the way into the opening in the front member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the enlarged storage bottom surface is formed with a ball alignment portion for aligning the game balls while flowing down toward the back of the opening in the front-rear direction. 1. The gaming machine according to 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a ball inlet is disposed substantially at the center of the left and right of the opening of the front material, and game balls can be stored on the left and right in front of the ball inlet. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, one side of the front member is pivotally mounted on the body frame so as to be openable and closable, and a ball catching device is attached to the back side of the front member. 3. The gaming machine according to any one of 3.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball-slot type game machine 1 which is a game machine according to the present invention and uses a pachinko ball as a game medium, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball-slot type game machine 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view of.

[0010] As shown in FIG.
The machine frame (outer frame) 3, which is open front and rear, which can be installed on the pachinko island with the left-right width and height aligned with the left-right width and height of the machine frame (outer frame) of the pachinko machine, and the front of the machine frame 3 A frame-shaped front frame 4 is attached to the opening so as to be openable and closable with a hinge so that the opening can be closed from the front. First
A display window decorative panel 6 having a symbol display window 5a, a second symbol display window 5b, and a third symbol display window 5c arranged side by side and a variable display device 2 provided behind the symbol display window 5. The display window decorative panel 6 can be opened and closed.
In the upper part of the display panel, a bulging decorative part having a decorative lamp part 7 and a bonus game progress display part 9 is provided in a part bulging forward, and a start operating part 1 is provided in a lower bulging part of the display window decorative panel 6.
0 and first to third symbol stop operation units 11a, 11b, 11c
A ball tray 14 is provided on the front side of a plate panel 13 as a front member, and a ball tray unit 16 provided with a ball capturing device 15 on the back side is openably and closably mounted below these operation units. Below the ball tray unit 16, a lower tray 19 and an ashtray 2
0, the first symbol display portion of the variable display device 2 provided on the back side of the display window decorative panel 6 is in the first symbol display window portion 5a, and the second symbol display portion is the second symbol display window portion. 5b, the third symbol display unit is configured to be visible in the third symbol display window 5c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the variable display device 2 mounted on the back side of the display window decorative panel 6 has rotatable reels 22 rotatably provided above and below in a housing 21 having an open front surface. At a substantially center of the reel 22, a drive reel 23 which is rotated by a pulse motor (not shown) is provided.
A film-shaped endless belt 24 on which identification information such as numbers, alphabets, and symbols are written is wound around the upper and lower idler reels 22, and claws 25 of the drive reel 23 are opened at equal intervals on both side edges of the endless belt 24. The endless belt position detecting mechanism (not shown) is fitted in the hole 26 and attached to the drive reel 23.
Are provided to constitute a unit display unit, and three unit display units are arranged side by side. Therefore, housing 2
The front opening 1 functions as a symbol display section, and displays identification information written on the surface of the endless belt 24.

In the present embodiment, the display window decorative panel 6 to which the variable display device 2 having the above-described configuration is attached is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a startable display section 30 is provided above the start operation section 10, a first symbol stop display section 31a is provided above the first symbol stop operation section 11a, and a second symbol stop operation section 11b is provided.
A second symbol stop display section 31b is provided above the third symbol stop operation section 11c, and a third symbol stop display section 31c is provided in a horizontal straight line above the third symbol stop operation section 11c. A bet operation section for selecting a combination line is provided at the right end thereof. 32 are provided. A credit display section 33 and a prize sphere display section 34 are provided on the right side of the symbol display window section 5. The credit display section 33 visually displays the number of credits. The number of prize balls to be played is displayed in a visible manner.

In this embodiment, the start operation unit 1
0, first to third symbol stop operation units 11a, 11b, 11c
Although the credit operation section 12 is provided on the display window decorative panel 6 and the dish panel 13, the above operation sections are provided on an operation panel separate from the display window decorative panel 6 to constitute an operation unit. May be provided with a bet operation unit 32.

Next, the bowl plate unit 16 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bowl plate unit 16 in the present embodiment includes a plate panel 13 functioning as a front material.
The ball tray 14 is attached to the front side of the ball, and the ball capturing device 1 is
5 and an anti-fraud member 35 made of a metal plate having an inverted L-shaped cross section. The dish panel 13 is a metal plate material in which the upper edge, the lower edge, and the right and left side edges of the front portion of the horizontally long rectangle are bent rearward, respectively. A ball discharge port 36 is opened at a portion facing the end portion (near the end), and an opening 37 smaller than the left and right width in the ball plate 14 is opened horizontally at a center side of the ball discharge port 36, and the horizontally long opening 37 is formed. The ball tray 14 is attached to the ball discharge port 36. Note that a plastic decorative material may be provided on the surface.

The bowl plate 14 has a generally convex dish-shaped plate body 40 as viewed from above and having upright walls 39 at the front end edge and left and right edges of the bottom surface with the rear and upper sides open.
A bulging cover member 41 that covers both left and right sides is a main component. In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the plate body 40 is
The ball storage bottom surface 42 located in front of the plate panel 13 and the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 entering the opening 37 of the plate panel 13 are connected (integrally molded), and the ball plate 14 is attached to the plate panel 13. The sphere storage bottom surface 42 is gradually inclined downward toward the opening 37, and the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 is gradually inclined downward toward the inside of the opening 37.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a ball alignment portion 44 is formed in the front-rear direction substantially at the center on the left and right sides of the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 which enters the opening 37 of the dish panel 13. The ball aligning portion 44 may have any configuration as long as the pachinko balls can be aligned during the rolling down. The one shown in the drawing has a width of about twice the diameter of the balls so as to align the balls in two rows. A groove having a ridge at the center is formed with a downward slope that is slightly steeper than the downward slope of the bottom from the front to the back.

Further, the ball intake 45 of the ball intake device 15 is opened to face the lower end of the ball aligning portion 44, that is, substantially at the center of the left and right of the opening 37, and the ball in front of the opening 37 is opened. The balls can be stored not only on the storage bottom surface 42 but also on the left and right sides of the ball alignment section 44 of the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 in front of the ball intake port 45 disposed behind the opening 37.

A ceiling 46 is formed in the back of the opening 37 of the plate panel 13 above the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 from the opening edge of the opening 37 to the back. A wall portion is formed in a continuous state at the back end of the enlarged storage bottom surface 43, and a ball intake port 45 is opened at the inclined lower end of the enlarged storage bottom surface 43, that is, the wall surface portion corresponding to the inclined lower end of the ball alignment portion 44. Then, the balls aligned by rolling down the ball alignment section 44 are smoothly introduced into the ball inlet 45 and are taken into the ball inlet device 15 provided on the back surface of the plate panel 13.

The ball capturing device 15 may have any configuration as long as it has a function of capturing a predetermined number of pachinko balls as one unit, and in this embodiment, captures five pachinko balls as one unit. Explaining a specific configuration, the ball capturing device 15 shown in FIG. 4 is configured to alternately capture the balls arranged in two rows by the ball alignment unit 44 of the ball tray 14 one by one. Is attached to a fastening surface member 47 provided on the back surface of the sphere with the inlet of the ball intake channel 50 communicating with the ball intake 45. The ball capturing device 15 has a ball capturing channel 50 formed in a bent state inside the case 51, and a stopper that swings by driving a solenoid 52 at a bent portion of the ball capturing channel 50. 53, the tip is a ball intake channel 5
The first ball detector 54 is provided at a position corresponding to the second ball which is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat within 0, and abuts against the tip of the stopper 53, and the second ball is provided at a position corresponding to the fifth ball. Detector 5
5 is provided.

Therefore, the second ball detector 55 can monitor whether there is one unit, that is, five balls, and if there is one unit of balls, the solenoid 52 is excited and the tip of the stopper 53 is turned on. Retreats from inside the ball intake channel 50, and the sphere stopped in the ball intake channel 50 flows down. When the first ball detector 54 detects the fifth ball, the solenoid 52 is turned off. At the timing when the fifth ball passes and the sixth ball does not pass, the distal end of the stopper 53 is
The sixth sphere is stopped by rushing into 0, whereby one unit (five) spheres can be captured.

On the other hand, when the second sphere detector 55 detects that the number of spheres is less than one sphere, that is, the sphere is short, the solenoid 52
Is excited to flow down the sphere in the sphere intake channel 50 and return to the lower plate 19. For this reason, in the present embodiment, a flow path switching unit 56 is provided downstream of the ball capturing device 15.

The flow path switching unit 56 opens one of the branched flow paths (take-in flow path 50a) to the back side of the ball slot machine 1 and connects the other (return flow path 50b) to the lower plate 19. And
A switching valve 57 is provided at the branch portion, and a solenoid 59 is connected to the switching valve 57. In a normal state, the solenoid 59 is demagnetized and the flow path is communicated with the intake flow path 50a side. The switching valve 57 is configured to rotate to communicate with the return flow path 50b. Therefore, when there is a ball of one unit or more in the ball intake channel 50 of the ball intake device 15 in a normal state, the ball captured by the ball intake device 15 is caused to flow down into the intake channel 50a. If it is less than one unit, it is switched to the return channel 50b, and the ball flowing down from the ball capturing device 15 is transferred to the lower plate 19.
Can be returned to Also, when ending the game,
When a ball removal operation unit (not shown) is operated, the ball capture device 1
5 is excited, and the solenoid 59 of the flow path switching unit 56 is excited, so that the balls in the ball plate 14 can flow down to the lower plate 19. The ball flowing down the intake channel 50a is released to the outside of the ball slot type gaming machine 1, and is collected by a ball collection gutter provided in the pachinko island.

The bowl plate unit 1 according to the present embodiment
6 can be opened and closed by pivotally mounting one side, so that when a trouble such as a ball clogging occurs in the ball intake device 15 or the flow path switching unit 56, the ball is greatly opened to the front side to perform a repair operation. It can be carried out.

Next, the internal structure of the body frame will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a ball storage tank 60 is provided above the rear surface of the front frame 4, and a ball lead-out gutter 61 and a ball lead-out gutter 61 that lead the pachinko balls out of the ball storage tank 60 while aligning them.
Discharging unit 6 that discharges pachinko balls derived by
2 and the like, and the lower end outlet of the ball flow down gutter 63 extending downward from the ball discharge unit 62 is connected to the ball tray 14 from the ball discharge port 36 via a connection gutter (not shown).

A description will be given of a case where the ball slot type gaming machine 1 having such a configuration is installed on a pachinko island. The pachinko island 64 shown in FIG. 6 is a so-called double-sided island in which a gaming machine can be installed back to back, and a table board 66 is provided on a base 65 installed on the floor in a state protruding from the player side. 66, a lower cross member 67 is erected in the longitudinal direction.
A state in which an installation space for installing a game machine or a ball rental machine is formed by erection of the upper cross member 69 in the longitudinal direction with a predetermined vertical interval from the above, and the curtain plate 70 is erected above the upper cross member 69. And between the curtain plates 70 on both sides (upper part of the pachinko island 64),
The ball supply gutter 71 is supported along the longitudinal direction of the island (not shown).
And extend it while supporting it between bases 65 (Pachinko Island 6
4), a ball collecting gutter 72 extends in the longitudinal direction of the island, and a lower end outlet of the ball collecting gutter 72 is connected to a ball lifting device (not shown).
The upper end of the ball supply gutter 71 is connected to a ball outlet of an upper tank (not shown) provided at the outlet of the ball lifting device.

In order to install the ball slot type gaming machine 1 on the pachinko island 64 having such a configuration, it can be installed in the same manner as the pachinko machine 73. For example, as shown on the left side of the figure, the ball tray 14 and the symbol stop operation unit 11 of the ball-slotted gaming machine 1
The ball slot-type gaming machine 1 is pushed into the installation space in a state where it is directed to the player side, that is, the chair 74 side, and the upper part of the machine frame 3 is fixed to the upper cross member 69 and the lower part is fixed to the lower cross member 67, respectively. The lower end ball outlet of the branch gutter 75 of the ball supply gutter 71 is made to face the ball storage tank 60 at the upper rear side.

As described above, the ball slot type gaming machine 1 according to the present invention.
Can be installed in the same manner as the pachinko machine 73 on the pachinko island 64 where the pachinko machine 73 is installed. If the operation rate of the pachinko machine 73 that has been installed is reduced, the pachinko machine 73 is removed. Alternatively, the ball-slot type gaming machine 1 can be installed as it is, that is, without modifying the pachinko island 64, and vice versa. And the prize given in the game in the ball slot type gaming machine 1 is:
As in the case of the pachinko machine 73, the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank 60 may be discharged to the ball tray 14 as prize balls. When the number of pachinko balls in the ball storage tank 60 is insufficient, the ball supply gutter 71 is used similarly to the case of supplying balls to the pachinko machine 73.
Can be supplied to the ball storage tank 60 through the branch gutter 75.

When playing a game with the ball-slot type gaming machine 1, the player throws pachinko balls into the ball dish 14, and at this time, the ball dish 14 in the present embodiment is placed on the left and right sides of the dish body. Since the upper surface of 40 is largely open, a right-handed player does not need to extend his arm to the left side unnaturally when throwing a ball into the right half of the bowl 14, and a left-handed player holds the ball When inserted into the left half of the plate 14, it is not necessary to extend the arm to the right side unnaturally, and any of them can be inserted while maintaining a natural posture. As shown in FIG. 7, the thrown sphere travels inward through the opening 37 of the dish panel 13 due to the downward inclination of the bottom surfaces 42 and 43, and the sphere near the center on the left and right rolls on the sphere alignment unit 44. Aligned while flowing down.

When the bet operation unit 32 is operated, the ball capturing device 15 is operated to take in balls in a unit corresponding to the operated bet number, and when the start operation unit 10 is operated, the variable display device 2 is started to variably display. Is performed, and the symbol stop operation unit 11
Is operated, the corresponding variable display is stopped, and when the combination of the stopped identification information forms a prize mode, the ball discharge unit 62 operates to discharge the prize ball to the ball plate 14.

By repeatedly performing such a variable display game,
As a result, if the number of prize balls ejected is larger than the number of balls taken in, the number of balls in the bowl 14 increases. In the present embodiment, the storage area of the ball dish 14 is expanded not only on the near side of the dish panel 13 but also on the back side of the dish panel 13 from the opening 37, so that a larger number of balls than in the related art is provided. Can be stored. And, although the ball storage amount of the ball plate 14 is larger than before, the protruding length to the player side has not increased, so that the player can enjoy the game without feeling the oppression of the ball plate 14. it can.

In the above-described embodiment, the ball storage bottom surface 42 located in front of the plate panel 13 and the enlarged storage bottom surface 43 that enters the opening 37 of the plate panel 13 are integrally formed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, they may be separately molded and connected. In short, it is sufficient if the bottom surface allows the ball to enter the inside through the opening 37 of the dish panel 13.
Further, the ball capturing device 15 may have any configuration as long as it has a function of capturing one unit of the ball, and may have a configuration of capturing a predetermined number of balls by rotating a sprocket, for example.
Further, the front member to which the ball dish is attached is not limited to the dish panel 13 of the embodiment. Further, the variable display device 2 is not limited to the belt type.

[0032]

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the invention of claim 1, a main body frame which can be installed on a pachinko island with the right and left width and height being equal to the left and right width and height of the pachinko machine, and a front side of a front member provided on the front surface of the main body frame A ball tray protruding in a state protruding forward, a ball capture device that captures a predetermined number of game balls from the bowl as a unit, and a variable display device that performs a variable display game on condition that the ball is captured. A game machine provided with a game ball when a prize mode is formed by a variable display game, wherein the front material has an opening at a portion where a ball plate is attached, and the ball plate is formed of a front material. In the opening, the extended storage bottom connected to the sphere storage bottom in front of the front material is extended, and the expanded storage bottom is inclined downward toward the back of the opening,
The ball intake of the ball intake device was opened facing the inclined lower end of the expanded storage bottom, and it was possible to store game balls deep in the opening of the front material, so a large amount compared to conventional ball dishes Game balls can be stored. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble of frequently extracting and inserting the game balls in the ball dish, and it is easy to concentrate on the game. In addition, since the stored amount is increased by storing the ball at the back of the front material, it is not necessary to increase the length of the ball tray protruding toward the player by the increased storage amount. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game without feeling the oppression due to the ball plate that protrudes greatly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the enlarged storage bottom surface is formed with a ball aligning portion in the front and rear direction for aligning the game balls while flowing down toward the back of the opening. Even if the ball is not rolled in the left-right direction, the ball can be aligned by rolling on the ball alignment portion toward the back side of the opening. Therefore, game balls can be smoothly taken in by the ball taking device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ball intakes are disposed substantially at the center of the left and right of the opening of the front material, and the game balls can be stored on the left and right in front of the ball intake. In addition, it is possible to reliably increase the storage amount of the game ball, and when throwing the game ball into the ball dish, there is no change in the right half or the left half of the ball dish. It is possible to throw in. Therefore, a right-handed player or a left-handed player can extend the arm as it is forward and insert it in a natural posture.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, one side of the front member is pivotally attached to the main body frame so as to be openable and closable, and the ball catching device is mounted on the back side of the front member. In the event of a trouble such as the above, the work can be performed quickly and easily by opening the front member. Therefore, discomfort given to the player can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball slotted game.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a ball-slot type game.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a variable display device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a ball plate unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the ball tray as viewed from the upper front.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a pachinko island.

FIG. 7A is a schematic plan view of a ball dish in an empty state,
(B) is a schematic plan view of a ball dish showing a state in which balls are aligned in a ball aligning section, and (c) is a schematic view of a ball dish showing a state in which game balls are stored behind an opening of a dish panel. It is a top view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 ball slot type gaming machine 2 variable display device 3 machine frame 4 front frame 5 symbol display window 6 display window decorative panel 7 decorative lamp unit 9 bonus game progress display unit 10 start operation unit 11 symbol stop operation unit 12 credit operation unit 13 plate Panel 14 Ball tray 15 Ball catching device 16 Ball tray unit 19 Lower tray 20 Ash tray 21 Housing 22 Idle reel 23 Drive reel 24 Endless belt 25 Claw 26 Hole 30 Startable display section 31 Symbol stop display section 32 Bet operation section 33 Credit Display part 34 Prize ball display part 35 Anti-fraud material 36 Ball discharge port 37 Dish panel opening 39 Standing wall 40 Dish body 41 Cover member 42 Ball storage bottom surface 43 Enlarged storage bottom surface 44 Ball alignment unit 45 Ball intake 46 Ceiling surface 47 fastening surface material 50 ball intake passage 51 case 52 solenoid 53 stopper 54 first ball Dispenser 55 Second ball detector 56 Channel switching unit 57 Switching valve 59 Solenoid 60 Ball storage tank 61 Ball outlet trough 62 Ball discharge unit 63 Ball downfall gutter 64 Pachinko island 65 Base part 66 Table plate 67 Lower crosspiece 69 Upper Cross member 70 Curtain plate 71 Ball supply gutter 72 Ball collection gutter 73 Pachinko machine 74 Chair 75 Branch gutter

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body frame which can be installed on a pachinko island with the right and left widths and heights adjusted to the left and right widths and height of a pachinko machine, and protrudes forward from a front side of a front member provided on a front surface of the main body frame. A ball tray protruding from the ball tray, a ball capture device that captures a predetermined number of game balls from the ball tray as a unit, and a variable display device that performs a variable display game on condition that the ball is captured. A game machine in which a game ball is provided when a prize mode is formed by a game, wherein the front material has an opening in a portion where a ball dish is attached, and the ball dish is provided in the opening of the front material. The extended storage bottom connected to the sphere storage bottom in front of the front material is extended, and the expanded storage bottom is inclined downward toward the back of the opening to face the inclined lower end of the enlarged storage bottom to capture the ball. Open the ball intake of the device, and play the game ball to the back of the opening of the front material A gaming machine characterized by being able to store. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the enlarged storage bottom is formed with a ball aligning portion in a front-rear direction for aligning the game balls while flowing down toward the inside of the opening. 3. A ball inlet is disposed substantially at the center of the left and right of the opening of the front material, and game balls can be stored on the left and right in front of the ball inlet. Or the gaming machine according to 2. 4. The front material according to claim 1, wherein one side of the front material is pivotally mounted on the body frame so as to be openable and closable, and a ball capturing device is mounted on the back surface of the front material. Gaming machine.